Apolonia

She has a business in the Capiata neighborhood, where she also lives. Apolonia sells food, cleaning products, and basic household products to her neighbors. She gets up very early to go to the Abasto Market, where she buys everything necessary to stock her store, which is the only one of its kind in the area. With this business she has been able to build a small home on the land she inherited from her parents. Apolonia needs this loan to better stock her business, as she has regular customers and every day gets more orders.

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About Fundación Paraguaya

Fundación Paraguaya is a financially self-sustaining social enterprise that promotes entrepreneurship in urban and rural areas through microfinance, education programs, and more. Its focus on agriculture has helped many farmers boost their crop yields. And a number of other borrowers have taken out loans to start and grow social businesses that have helped deliver eyeglasses, medicines and other helpful services in their local communities.